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The Problem With The Gene Pool Is That There's No Lifeguard.

My Approach To 'star Trek' Was, 'i Know Science Fiction, And I Know Screen Writing.' That Was Very Arrogant Of Me, But You Really Need To Be A Little Bit Arrogant To Think That What You Have To Say Is Good Enough To Justify The Expense Of Hundreds Of Thousands - Now Millions Of Dollars - To Make An Episode Of The Tv Show.

The Fifties Are A Peaceful Time, A Quiet Sleeping Time Between Two Noisy Bursts Of Years, A Blue And White Time Filled With Sweet Yellow Days, Music And Bright Smelling Memories.

To Say That A Writer's Hold On Reality Is Tenuous Is An Understatement-it's Like Saying The Titanic Had A Rough Crossing. Writer's Build Their Own Realities, Move Into Them And Occasionally Send Letters Home. The Only Difference Between A Writer And A Crazy Person Is That A Writer Gets Paid For It.

Theres Two Tiers Of Science Fiction: The Mcdonalds Sci-fi Like Star Trek, Where They Have An Adventure And Solve It Before The Last Commercial, And There Are Books That Once Youve Read, You Never Look At The World The Same Way Again.